Zambia · Africa/Lusaka
Lusaka air quality
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Good
CAMS model-based US AQI estimate
Highest pollutant sub-index: O3
Model values for Oct 02 09:00 CAT · CAMS model estimate, may differ from monitoring stations and street-level conditions
Data may be delayed
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Pollutants now (modeled)
- PM2.5Fine particles3.3 µg/m³
- PM10Coarse particles3.6 µg/m³
- O3Ozone60.3 µg/m³
- NO2Nitrogen dioxide0.5 µg/m³
- SO2Sulphur dioxide0.7 µg/m³
- COCarbon monoxide150.6 µg/m³
Weather in Lusaka
See the temperature, rain and wind forecast for Lusaka.
Lusaka weather forecast on SkymoryNext 24 hours: PM2.5
Pollutant forecast
Hourly model samples in local time; no interpolation.
| Local time | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | O3 µg/m³ | NO2 µg/m³ | SO2 µg/m³ | CO µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 60.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 150.2 | |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 61.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 152.7 | |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 63.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 157.6 | |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 67.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 163.0 | |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 69.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 166.9 | |
| 6.6 | 6.9 | 71.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 168.6 | |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 72.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 167.8 | |
| 6.9 | 7.4 | 71.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 165.8 | |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 67.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 166.9 | |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 64.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 171.1 | |
| 6.9 | 7.3 | 63.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 173.1 | |
| 8.2 | 8.6 | 62.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 182.7 | |
| 9.5 | 9.9 | 61.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 192.7 | |
| 10.3 | 10.8 | 62.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 196.2 | |
| 10.5 | 11.0 | 61.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 193.3 | |
| 10.1 | 10.6 | 59.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 190.2 | |
| 8.6 | 9.0 | 57.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 183.7 | |
| 6.0 | 6.3 | 56.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 171.7 | |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 55.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 157.6 | |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 55.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 151.9 | |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 56.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 155.7 | |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 157.3 | |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 63.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 156.0 | |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 154.1 |
Data details: about this air quality estimate
Values are modeled by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) global forecast, extracted and converted by Skymory for this city. They are model estimates on a coarse grid, not measurements from monitoring stations, and they do not resolve street-level exposure.
- Model initialization: 2026-10-01T12:00:00+00:00. Values valid: Oct 02 09:00 CAT. Retrieved: 2026-10-02T04:19:32.164478+00:00.
- Page generated from a snapshot with data state STALE_USABLE; model age 19.9 hours at generation.
- Nearest valid 0.4° model grid cell, about 25 km from the city point.
- Gases are converted with matching model-level 137 temperature, humidity, surface pressure (lnsp) and hybrid coefficients; particulate matter is read directly from the surface fields.
- AQI estimate completeness: COMPLETE (COMPLETE means all six pollutants have a complete model window).
The AQI estimate applies EPA breakpoints (May 2026) to explicit trailing model windows (PM 24 h, CO 8 h, NO2 1 h, SO2 and O3 per EPA rules). It is not a station observation, official daily maximum or NowCast, and the official AQI field remains unavailable.
Averaging windows used
- CO: 8h window
- NO2: 1h window
- O3: 1h, 8h window
- PM10: 24h window
- PM2.5: 24h window
- SO2: 1h, 24h window
Surface compatibility by pollutant
| Pollutant | Surface compatibility |
|---|---|
| PM2.5 | DIRECT_SURFACE |
| PM10 | DIRECT_SURFACE |
| O3 | DERIVABLE_SURFACE |
| NO2 | DERIVABLE_SURFACE |
| SO2 | DERIVABLE_SURFACE |
| CO | DERIVABLE_SURFACE |
Source and license
Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information 2026; city extraction and concentration conversion. CAMS global atmospheric composition forecasts (ECMWF/CAMS). CC BY 4.0.
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